Brake



Aug. 30, 1932. F", MI EL 1,875,092

BRAKE Filed April 21, 1928 a T Q IHVEHTOR 1L \w Ew 157 ATTOIQHEY Patented Aug 30; 1932 UNlED STATES oos'r. MICHAEL,

OF SOOTfi BEND, INDIANA, A. 'SIGNOR T0 BENDIX BE COMPANY, OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS Application filed April 211,

This invention relates to brakes and is illustrated as embodied in an internal expanding brake for an automobile. An object of the invention is to simplify and lessen the cost of manufacture of a brake of the type in which an anchored shoe is applied by a floating servo shoe. Another object of the invention is to provide a brake having a highly desirable means for connecting the shoes of the brake. 4

A further object of the invention is to provide a brake having an inexpensive steady rest for the shoes of the brake. Various features of novelty relate to making the two shpes' interchangeable, to' provide a simplified cam and anchor mounting therefor, and to various other novel and desirable details of construction which will be apparent from the following description of the illustrative embodiment shown in the accompanying drawing in which Figure 1is a vertical section through the brake just inside the head of the brake drum and showing the brake shoes in side elevatlon;

Figure 2 is a partial section through the brake on the line 22 of Figure 1 and showing the operating and anchoring means;

Figure 3 is a vertical diametrio section through the brake on the line 3-3 of Figure 1.; v

Figure 4 is a view of the pivot connection between the shoes looking in the direction of the arrows 44 of Figure 1; and

Figure 5 is a section showing a novel steady rest for the shoes and taken on the line 5-5 of Fi re 1.

The illustrated brake includes the usual rotatable drum 10 at the open side of'which there is a stationary support such as a backing plate 12 and within which is arranged the friction means of the brake. The frictio'n means as shown includes a pair of inter- 192a. Serial No. 271,689.

anchor pivot 22 clamped by means such as a nut 24 ,in a bracket 26 secured to the backing plate 12 by the anchor pivot 22 and its nut 24, together with a bolt 28 at the other end of the bracket.

"The central portion of the bracket 26 is formed as a bearing for a cam shaft 30 operated by a 'suitable'lever 32 and formed as an integral forging with a cam 34 acting on the end of the shoe 14. The cam 34 is preferably grooved to form side flanges embracing the end of the shoe 14 to hold it against lateral movement. The cam 34 applies the shoe 14 against the resistance of a coil spring 36 tensioned between the shoes 14 and 16.

The shoes 14 and 16 are shown positioned laterally by steady rests in the form of steel stampings 38 having bases turned at right angles and welded or otherwise secured to the backing plate 12 and having portions at right angles to the plane of the backing plate 1 which are notched to embrace the webs of the brake shoes. This part of the steady rest 38 is substantially as more fully described and as claimed in application -No. 266,505 filed Apr. 2, 1928. I prefer to continue the steady rest 38 with another flange extending parallel to the backing plate in the opposite direction from the base of the steady rest and formed with an opening 40 for the attachment of an auxiliary return spring 42 against the resistance of which the shoe 16 is applied by the shoe 14.

At their lower ends the webs of the shoes 14 and 16 are ofiset from the central plane of the brake so that they lie side by side, the 01fset portions prefera 1y being reinforced by plates 44 projection-welded to their sides, and the overlapping ends of the shoes being connected by a pivot 46 extending through openings formed therein and formed at the end adjacent the backing plate with a groove 48 to receive a suitable stop such as an adjustable eccentric 50 against which tliepwot 46 is urged by the spring 42. As shown n Figure 3, the eccentric 50 may be clamped in any desired adjusted position by means such as a nut 52.

While one illustrative embodiment of my invention has been described in detall, it is not on opposite sides of said overlapped portions,

.my intention to limit the scope of the inven tion to that particular embodiment or otherwise than by the terms of the appended claims.

I claim: J 1. A brake comprlsing, 1n combinatlon, a

pair of interchangeable brake shoes having centrally arranged stiffenin Webs offset in opposite direct-ions at their a jacent ends and arranged to overlap, together with a pivot connecting the overlapping portions of said webs.

2. A brake comprising, in combination, a shoe having a stiffening web, a steady rest including a stamping notched to embrace said web and having a flange extending at right angles thereto, and a tensioned returnspring connected to said flange.

3. A brake comprising, in combination a pair of brake shoes having centrally arranged stiflening webs ofl'set from the plane of the webs at their adjacent ends, said ofi'set p ortions overlapping and reinforced by plates together with a pivot pin passing through and connecting said overlapped portions and reinforcing plates.

4. A brake comp-rising interchangeable 'pivotally-connected shoes 'both formed at their unconnected ends for engagement with an applying device and to be journaled upon a fixed anchor pivot, in combination with a fixed anchor pivot on which one shoe is journaled and an applying deviceacting on the other shoe.

5. A steady restior a brake comprising a stamping notched-fig embrace the web of a brake shoe and having a base to be secured to a non-rotating partof the brake and having an extension paralleling the base onithe side opposite the web and which is formed for attachment of a brake return spring.

In testimonyjjwhereof, I have hereunto signed m"":i1an:ie'i v y GUS F. MICHAEL. 

